Kharkiv, Ukraine
Kharkiv
Kharkiv is a major city in Ukraine. It has a population of about 1,421,125 (2022). The climate is classified as hot-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfa), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Now15°C
Best timeJun · Aug–Sep
Population1.42M
Local time15:51
49.98° N, 36.25° EElevation 94 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
Postal codes61000–61004, 61007 …October: high / low13° / 5°
Rain this month45mm
Best timeJun · Aug–Sep
Best: Jun · Aug–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Kharkiv at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:08 · 17:3210 h 24 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:53Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 7.4Next eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitJun · Aug–Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month28°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-7°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthMay
48 mm of rain
Driest monthMarch
33 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.6 km
How Kharkiv has grown
People living in the built-up area (232 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-9%1.42M in 1975 → 1.28M in 2025Weather in Kharkiv
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
15°C
Today hour by hourPartly cloudy · wind 11 km/h · humidity 65%
Today22 Oct16°9°1.1 mm
Fri23 Oct16°7°
Sat24 Oct17°7°
Sun25 Oct15°7°
Mon26 Oct13°6°
Tue27 Oct12°6°
Wed28 Oct9°7°3 mm
Thu29 Oct12°6°0.5 mm
Fri30 Oct14°7°0.5 mm
Sat31 Oct14°5°
When to go to Kharkiv
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 16 | 24 | 26 | 59 | 70 | 72 | 63 | 76 | 81 | 47 | 26 | 20 |
| High | -2° | -1° | 5° | 15° | 22° | 26° | 28° | 27° | 21° | 13° | 4° | -1° |
| Low | -7° | -7° | -2° | 5° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 10° | 5° | -1° | -5° |
| Rain (mm) | 38 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 48 | 60 | 62 | 41 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 39 |
| Wet days | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Monuments and museums in Kharkiv
1.9 km
Kharkiv Choral SynagogueBuilt 1913
2.2 km
Intercession Cathedral, KharkivBuilt 1659
2.2 km
Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama TheatreBuilt 1934
1.9 km
Dormition Cathedral, KharkivBuilt 1657
2.4 km
Annunciation CathedralBuilt 1888
2 km
Church of the Holy Trinity, KharkivBuilt 1906
Museum2.1 km
M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical MuseumBuilt 1920
Museum3.2 km
Museum of Kharkiv UniversityBuilt 1972More museums: Drag store museum · LandauCentre Музей науки · Відомчий науковий музей ННЦ ХФТІ «УФТІ. Музейно-культурний комплекс» · Галерея АВЭК та Feldman MUSEUM · Культурний центр ім. М. К. Реріха · Cultural and Historical Center "Renaissance" · Майстерня СКЛО · Memorial Museum-Apartment of the Gryzodubov Family · Музей Історії Клінічної Медицини · Музей АТО · Museum of Coffee · Музей Харківського авіаційного заводу
Outdoors around Kharkiv
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Viewpoints16Zoos11Theme parks10Climbing4Water parks2Hot springs & thermal baths1Aquariums1Mountain huts1Golf courses1
Observation deskViewpoints
2 kmСкелелазний центр "Муравей"Climbing
2 kmMonument "Andrei Pervozvanny"Viewpoints
2.2 kmUnіversytetHot springs & thermal baths
2.9 kmOceanariumAquariums
3.1 kmKharkiv ZooZoos
3.2 kmNature around Kharkiv
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Ukraine seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Kharkiv
Universities and research institutes
H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1804
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1804
Yaroslav Mudryi National Law UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1804
Kharkiv National Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1805
National University of PharmacyUniversity or college · founded 1805
Kharkiv National Agrarian University named after V.V.DokuchajevUniversity or college · founded 1816
Kharkiv State Veterinary AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1851
National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"University or college · founded 1885
Mechnikov Institute of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity or college · founded 1886
Kharkiv State Academy of Design and ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1921
O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in KharkivUniversity or college · founded 1922
Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate EducationUniversity or college · founded 1923
Kharkiv State Academy of CultureUniversity or college · founded 1929
Livestock Farming Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of UkraineUniversity or college · founded 1929
Харківський національний автомобільно-дорожній університетUniversity or college · founded 1930
Kharkiv National University of Construction and ArchitectureUniversity or college · founded 1930
Kharkiv Petro Vasylenko National Technical University of AgricultureUniversity or college · founded 1930
Kharkiv State Academy of Physical CultureUniversity or college · founded 1930
National Aerospace University – Kharkiv Aviation InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1930
Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1930
Ukrainian State University of Railway TransportUniversity or college · founded 1930
Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1958
Kharkiv National University of Radio ElectronicsUniversity or college · founded 1962
Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and TradeUniversity or college · founded 1967
Kharkiv University of Humanities People’s Ukrainian AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1991
Kharkiv University of Air ForceUniversity or college · founded 1993
Academician Stachis Scientific Research Institute for the Study of Crime Problems, National Academy of Legal Sciences of UkraineUniversity or college · founded 1995
Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2003
Kharkiv School of ArchitectureUniversity or college · founded 2017
Kharkiv International Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2018
Kharkiv University of Technology "STEP"University or college · founded 2018
Kharkiv Institute of Medicine and Biomedical SciencesUniversity or college · founded 2021
State Biotechnological UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2021
Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of ArtsUniversity or college
Kharkiv National University of Internal AffairsUniversity or college
Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of UkraineResearch institute · founded 1907
State Institution "V. Danilevsky Institute for Endocrine Pathology Problems of NAMS of Ukraine"Research institute · founded 1919
Institute of Neurology, Psychiatry and NarcologyResearch institute · founded 1922
State Institution "Institute for Children and Adolescents Health Care at the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine"Research institute · founded 1922
National Scientific Center "Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine"Research institute · founded 1923
Ukrainian Research Institute of Refractories named after A.S. BerezhnoyResearch institute · founded 1927
Kharkiv Institute of Physics and TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1928
Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of UkraineResearch institute · founded 1932
O.Ya. Usikov Institute for Radiophysics and ElectronicsResearch institute · founded 1955
State Scientific Institution “Institute for Single Crystals” of National Academy of Sciences of UkraineResearch institute · founded 1955
Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry ResearchResearch institute · founded 1956
Research Center for Industrial Problems of Development of the National Academy of Sciences of UkraineResearch institute · founded 1957
B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of UkraineResearch institute · founded 1960
Ukrainian State Research Institute for CarbochemistryResearch institute · founded 1967
Ukrainian Scientific and Research Institute of Ecological ProblemsResearch institute · founded 1971
Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and CryomedicineResearch institute · founded 1972
Institute of Radio AstronomyResearch institute · founded 1985
Institute of IonosphereResearch institute · founded 1991
Institute for Scintillation MaterialsResearch institute · founded 2001
Scientific and Research Institute of Providing Legal Framework for the Innovative Development of National Academy of Legal Sciences of UkraineResearch institute · founded 2010
Anatolii Pidhornyi Institute of Power Machines and SystemsResearch institute
Towns and villages around Kharkiv
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Losevo5.7 kmPetrenkov6.7 kmRyzhiy6.8 kmChunikhin7 kmHorbani7.2 kmPavlenky7.2 kmFedirtsi7.5 kmZalyutino7.5 kmMovchany7.7 kmKotlyary7.8 kmKotliary8.6 kmPeremoha8.7 kmKrasnaya Armiya8.7 kmTyshchenki9 kmKulynychi9.2 kmOktyabr’9.4 kmPokotylivka9.5 kmLohachivka10 kmBabayi10 kmSiriaky11 kmPonomarenky11 kmMala Danylivka11 kmBrazhnyky11 kmZayiky11 kmChaykivka11 kmBorove11 kmPisochyn11 kmPodvirky12 kmImeni Frunze12 kmLeliuky12 kmZaichenky12 kmZapary12 kmZatyshshia12 kmBobrivka12 kmKhroly13 kmKopyten13 kmBezliudivka13 kmKaravan13 kmOleshky13 kmNadtochiyi13 kmKuryazhanka13 kmVysokyi14 kmZernove14 kmRai-Olenivka14 kmLisne14 kmBrazhniki14 kmBlahodatne14 kmCherkaska Lozova14 kmSlobidske14 kmKhorosheve15 kmGavrilovka15 kmBayrak15 kmLuzhok15 kmRzhavets15 kmTsyrkuny15 kmNova Berezivka15 km
Kharkiv from above
Around Kharkiv29 places to see, do and reach nearby
KharkivNature2.3 kmLopan RiverNature6.2 kmLake PidborivskeNature11 kmNemyshliaNature2.0 kmNew Bavarian ReservoirNature7.6 kmBalka OcheretyankaNature11 kmKharkiv Choral SynagogueMonument1.9 kmIntercession Cathedral, KharkivMonument2.2 kmKharkiv Ukrainian Drama TheatreMonument2.2 kmDormition Cathedral, KharkivMonument1.9 kmAnnunciation CathedralMonument2.4 kmChurch of the Holy Trinity, KharkivMonument2.0 kmKontorska St., 26Monument2.6 kmMerchant bank buildingMonument1.8 kmM. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical MuseumMuseum2.1 kmMuseum of Kharkiv UniversityMuseum3.1 kmFine Arts Museum KharkivMuseum2.3 kmMuseum of World Sexual CulturesMuseum3.3 kmKharkiv Municipal GalleryMuseum2.3 kmStationStation0.8 kmStationStation1.8 kmStationStation3.1 kmKharkiv · ferry portFerry port6.5 kmLiubotynPlace24 kmMerefaPlace23 kmPokotylivkaPlace9.5 kmMala DanylivkaPlace11 kmDerhachiPlace17 kmBezliudivkaPlace13 km
Postal codes
61000–610046100761009–610106101361016–6101761019–6102061022–6102461026–6103361036–6104061044–6104761051–610526105461057–61058610606106461066–6106861070–610726107561080610826108561089–61091610936109661098–611006110361105–61112611156111861120–6112461128–6112961135611386114061143–611466115361157–6115861161–61162611666116861170–611726117461176–6117761183–61184611956120261204
Getting to Kharkiv
Харків-ЛевадаRailway station
0.8 kmХарків-СлобідськийRailway station
1.8 kmХарків-ВантажнийRailway station
3.1 kmКолишній причалFerry port
6.5 kmPlaces near Kharkiv
Places with a climate like Kharkiv
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Kharkiv?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, August and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Kharkiv.
What is the hottest month in Kharkiv?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28°C and lows of 17°C.
What is the coldest month in Kharkiv?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of -2°C and lows of -7°C.
What is the rainiest month in Kharkiv?
May is the wettest month with about 48 mm of precipitation on 12 wet days.
What is the postal code of Kharkiv?
Kharkiv has 101 postal codes: 61000–61004, 61007, 61009–61010, 61013, 61016–61017, 61019–61020, 61022–61024, 61026–61033, 61036–61040, 61044–61047, 61051–61052, 61054 ….